Designed to help teachers develop science fiction materials, this guide provides references to useful books, examples of various teaching techniques, motivation techniques, evaluation methods, and a rationale for the importance of science fiction in the secondary curriculum. Using science fiction themes along with special techniques, a teacher can involve students in examining values, setting goals, and speculating about the future. The guide includes subject area possibilities for science fiction; tips for the use of multi-titles and small groups in a science fiction unit; a sample classroom valuing exercise; tips for writing behavioral objectives; specific science fiction themes and related books; a speculation exercise designed to develop creative thinking; five thematic teaching units on the subjects of utopia/dystopia, extraterrestrial invasion, present invasion and contact by UFOs, future invasions, and humanity versus technology; evaluation methods and questions for a course or unit; and techniques for using science fiction to introduce or conclude a conventional unit on literature, social studies, or humanities. (Author/DE)